Often the “Welshest” people out there, usually with the loudest voices, were actually born in England.

4. Find OUT WHICH TEAM THEY SUPPORT IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

If it’s Swansea or Cardiff, point out they have English players so stop being so hypocritical.

If it’s an English club, probably Liverpool, then the correct response is to laugh very loudly, take your top off and twirl it around your head while running at speed and then slide on your knees at proving your point.

If you really must escape to England, hop over to Bristol. Then hot-foot it back before the fighting starts.

6. Have A WORD WITH YOUR OTHER HALF

Never mind that your spouse will support Whoever’s Playing England, he or she has a responsibility to bring your children up as half-English.

Ask them in front of the kids “are you supporting England?” and enjoy them dying inside when they attempt to be grown up about it but resemble a squirming slug as they try to get out of saying “yes”.

7. Get DIRTY

Ask them when was the last and only time Wales qualified for the World Cup. Clue: it was before 1966.

8. Humour THEM

Tell them Gareth Bale might have scraped a place if he was English.

9. Go THE WHOLE HOG

Dress in a full England kit at work, paint a cross of St George on your face when you go to the supermarket and get together with your countrymen and women on match day to ride the storm.

It’s always handy to have a support group around you when England crash out.

10. Deal with IT

Look, you live here, it’s their country. People say it’s just a joke but even if it isn’t, who can blame them after centuries of oppression? Besides, you wouldn’t support Wales if they made it to the World Cup either, would you?

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